Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24
OUR STATE SOLONS.
What They are Doing for the People.
Resume oil Leg ..latiye poIngs.

] ournment on Friday, June -, and the
/ final adjournment on Wednesday, June -.
The house upon RECOMMENDING on MonHay
agreed TO the re- oiution as amended by
the senate and at noon on the date fixed
the legislature will not transact any more
business for two ears TO come.
The bill Of Representing Bettinger fixing
the salaries of the members of the Detroit
board of aldermen at $50 per annum each
also passed the senate without dissenting
veto. The people are t. vote on the ques-
tion at the next election.
The Lansing Jopr1,at has thrown a bomb
shell into the legislative camp, charging
the present legislature with being the
most corrupt that has at in yours.
On the subject of bills affecting railroad
corporations the J0.r1ta says: THE pro-
posed legislation against railroads has
been productive only of Doodle. The cor
poratlon lobbyists have got in their work
per, istently and well. Ii is confidentially
stated among the members that one rep
resentative was privately retain ed by the
railroads at $1,000 for the session. Most
of them think there was a consideration,
but that $1,000 was not the figure, as IL is
considered more than his services we're
worth, much as he has tried TO earn his
Doodle salary.
1t charges that in the Alma fight money
was used wherever needed, systematically
and successfully, traces an intimate con-
nection between suit of clothes which
was presented member and his vote on
the que ,tion, and says that an Alma lob
byist attempted TO give prominent state
official s o gold pen. but that the at
tempted gift was spurned.
The senatorial election is characterized
as one of the most disgraceful acts of the
legislative session, and that bride givers
and bride takers were about equally di-
vided, and closes "A terribly caustic and
scathing arrangement of the members by
tie statement that Z cost Col. Stockbridge
fully $4,000 to secure his election.
SO we'll has the journal made out the
case, that the existence of bribery is no
longer idle rumor, but well established
fact. The Journal does not give names,
but the parties can be easily identified.
The governor has approved the bills pro
vlding for additional fire protection at
the soldiers home and prohibiting the
sale or gilt of any spirituous malt or win
Gus liquors or other intoxicants TO the in
mates of the home.
The senate has passed the liquor tax bill
by a vote of 81 TO l. The bill as passed fixes
the tax on the business OF selling beer or
liquors at retail at : 0Oa year, whole ale
beer dealers, 500; wholesale liquor dealers
500; wholesale and retail liquor dealers,
500; brewers, 500. Half the tax is TO go
TO the county fund. 1t is considered
breach of the peace TO keep saloons open
or sell liquor on Sundays or other days
forbidden. and the proprietors for SO do
ing are subject % summary arrests with
out warrant. The amendment limiting
county treasurers' fees to an amount not
exceeding 500 was struck out, and they
are to receive one per cent of the amount
of tax paid. Stringent regulations for the
ORDERLY conduct of saloons are contained
in the bill.
The employers liability bill" which
has passed the ouse Is being considered
10y the senate judiciary committee.
The bill providing for the appointment
of state marshall vas defeated in the
the bill tabled, but II is not all likely that
il wiz be heard of again at this session
The house is almost out of business and
ready TO adjourn The senate Will catch
up rapidly now that the most important
matt rs are out of the way, and the date
of final adjournment is likely to lie fixed
for the 18th.
Deputy Railroad Commissioner Ransom
furnishes the following general exhibit of
the traffic operations of Michigan railroads
u,
will appear in the folio wing report of the
commissions of railroads for 1851;
Total operating revenues 6s
companies .',.............. ssS.s9, so 20
Total operating expenses and
taxes, Is companies. 5i,2l5,bi5 81
Net surplus ................ s29,6S2, 9l4 "a
Disbursements from net in
income: Interest
on funded debt Sl45s4 Isl II
Interest on the
unfunded debt 92s,6S1 IS
Rentals ......... $685. 80 IL
Dividends, ; com
panies ........ 5,4Gs, 421 IS s4,025,170 Il
Balance TO next year ...... 5,657, 743 %
Four companies fail ed 20 make operat
ing expenses in sums Of : l551 i. Thirteen
companies failed to make operating eX
pen,es and fixed charges the deficiency
being SOL, 81 IL. Twelve companies car
ried forward Debt balances to next year
amounting to II ,44.523 o.. The remain
ing % companies carry forward credit
balance for the sum of 0,9Gj.O69 %, thus
showing "A net credit balance at the close
OF the year operations Of 81 l,53O,545 81.
The house has defeated the bill TO buy a
tract of land adjoining lonia prison.
The state encampment date has been
changed. Ii will beyin August and con
tinue until the / tn. AdIt.-Gen. Drum
has as igned Col. Black of the Twenty
third United tates infantry, stationed at
! ort Wayne as inspector general of the
camp.
The house has passed the bill amending
school laws. Ii provides that two exam
liners together with the probate Judge,
shall elect "A secretary, who shall perform
an inspection of schools for the county,
instead of having il done 10y the chairman
of to wnship boards. A first grade certif-
cate once issued is made available in any
county of tine state.
President Angel Of the university, has
written a member of the legislature as
follows: I'VE are receiving letters from
Ohio and Illinois saying that the writers,
having heard that we are about to increase
the fees TO a large sum, they must aban-
don the idea Of coming here at all The re-
port as ii j. is likely to hurt us. II the ac-
ton some ask were taken we should lose
money This l. directly in the line of
the results experienced a few years ago
when the regents increased the fees of
foreign students and ,ound the number of
such students 20 decreased as to diminish
the aggregate receipts from that source.
The senate committee on insurance have
reported a bill 60 provide standard form
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